Owner's Manual

90 Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
Information on the Managed System Needed for Optimal SNMP Configuration
For every system (running the Windows operating system) to be discovered
and managed using SNMP protocol, ensure that SNMP is installed and
properly configured.
The two community names that are to be set up are the Get (or read)
community name and the Set (or write) community name. The read
community name, which is sometimes labeled read only, allows IT Assistant
to read information from the managed system, while the write community
name, sometimes labeled read write, allows IT Assistant to read and write
information to the managed system.
NOTE: Community names are case sensitive.
NOTE: Although you can set up just one community name as both read and
read/write, it is advisable to create a separate name for each to allow restricted
access to the write action.
The community names that you assign for SNMP for managed systems in
the operating system must also be recorded in IT Assistant when you set
up SNMP discovery ranges.
In the Discovery Range dialog box under the protocols section, make sure
that the Get (or read) and Set (or write) community names of all of the
managed systems are entered. If there is more than one community name
per field, separate each community name with a comma.
For more information, see "Configuring the SNMP Service" on page 252.
Configuring CIM for Manageability
Depending on your network environment, configuring CIM may be a required
task. CIM is the preferred systems management protocol for newer client
instrumentation and is required for Dell systems instrumented with OMCI
version 7.x. CIM is also used for performing remote Windows software updates.